Pennsylvania / PA-08
Pennsylvania District 8
Score
Irregularity score 39 CompactLess compact than 37% of other congressional districts.
271st least compact of 429 nationally, 9th of 17 in Pennsylvania.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.29at least as compact as 63% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.54at least as compact as 66% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.79at least as compact as 54% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
38% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Scranton cityall 76,328 residents
- Wilkes-Barre cityall 44,328 residents
- Hazleton cityall 29,963 residents
- Dunmore boroughall 14,042 residents
- Kingston boroughall 13,349 residents
- Mountain Top communityall 11,489 residents
- Nanticoke cityall 10,628 residents
- East Stroudsburg boroughall 9,669 residents
- Carbondale cityall 8,828 residents
- Old Forge boroughall 8,497 residents
And 111 smaller places. 36% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
129 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 27 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 129 ZIP codes
- 18058 (3%)
- 18201 (99%)
- 18202 (91%)
- 18210 (24%)
- 18216 (19%)
- 18221
- 18222 (80%)
- 18223
- 18224
- 18225
- 18234
- 18239
- 18249 (4%)
- 18255 (3%)
- 18301
- 18302
- 18321
- 18322
- 18323
- 18324
- 18325
- 18326
- 18327
- 18328
- 18330 (92%)
- 18331 (44%)
- 18332
- 18334
- 18335
- 18336
- 18337
- 18340
- 18342
- 18344
- 18346
- 18347
- 18349
- 18350
- 18353 (76%)
- 18354
- 18355
- 18356
- 18357
- 18360
- 18370
- 18371
- 18372
- 18403
- 18405
- 18407 (98%)
- 18411
- 18414 (75%)
- 18415
- 18417
- 18419 (19%)
- 18420
- 18421 (45%)
- 18424
- 18425
- 18426
- 18428
- 18431
- 18433
- 18434
- 18435
- 18436
- 18437
- 18438
- 18439
- 18440
- 18443
- 18444
- 18445
- 18446 (9%)
- 18447
- 18451
- 18452
- 18453
- 18454
- 18455
- 18456
- 18457
- 18458
- 18460
- 18461
- 18462 (90%)
- 18463
- 18464
- 18465 (8%)
- 18466
- 18469
- 18470 (9%)
- 18471
- 18472
- 18473
- 18503
- 18504
- 18505
- 18507
- 18508
- 18509
- 18510
- 18512
- 18517
- 18518
- 18519
- 18602
- 18610
- 18612 (69%)
- 18615 (8%)
- 18618 (68%)
- 18621 (7%)
- 18634
- 18640
- 18641
- 18642
- 18643
- 18644
- 18651
- 18661 (87%)
- 18701
- 18702
- 18704
- 18705
- 18706
- 18707 (92%)
- 18708 (96%)
- 18709
- 18847 (5%)
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Pennsylvania used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Paige Cognetti, Democrat
Elected November 3, 2026, takes office January 3, 2027.
Unofficial results from the Pennsylvania Department of State, checked November 6, 2026. A race shows a winner once news decision desks have called it. Results become official when the state certifies them. Where this comes from
Pennsylvania's senators
- John Fetterman, Democrat
- David McCormick, Republican
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Pennsylvania
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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